Apple scrambles to keep Samsung from revealing confidential iPhone, iPad sales documents

Apple rushed to file a last minute request with the court to stop Samsung from making public a series of sensitive sales data documents related to the iPhone and iPad when it cross examines Philip Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, later today.

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Samsung issues rebuttal to Apple's request for sanctions in motion to strike [u]

A late Thursday filing in the Apple v. Samsung trial saw Samsung issue a motion to strike an earlier Apple request which asked the Court hand down sanctions against the South Korean company for providing excluded case evidence to the media.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 110

Apple denied ownership claims to two of ten patents in Kodak suit

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper on Thursday ruled Apple does not own two of eight disputed Kodak patents the once-dominant photography company plans to sell at auction this month.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 17

Judge denies Samsung's "2001: A Space Odyssey," Fidler Tablet arguments

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Judge Lucy Koh issued an order on Thursday denying Samsung's motion to use devices seen in the films "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Tomorrow People" to invalidate Apple's design patents.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 114

Apple to file sanctions over Samsung's evidence 'leak'

In a letter to Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday, Apple said it plans to file an emergency motion for sanctions and "other relief that may be appropriate" as a result of Samsung's issuance of excluded evidence to media outlets earlier this week.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 68

Samsung calls decision to share evidence with media 'ethical' and 'lawful'

In a court-ordered filing on Wednesday, Samsung lawyer John Quinn defended the move to release previously excluded evidence to media outlets on Tuesday, saying the move was both "ethical" and "lawful."

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iOS chief Scott Forstall to testify at Apple v. Samsung trial

According to a court document filed on Tuesday, Apple Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall will testify on behalf of the Cupertino company perhaps as soon as Friday, depending on the length of worldwide marketing exec Phil Schiller's testimony.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 26

Judge grants HTC request to sever, transfer Apple suit to Delaware

A Miami district court judge on Tuesday granted HTC's request to sever Apple's claims against the Taiwanese smartphone maker from an ongoing Motorola Mobility v. Apple case and move the suit to a Delaware court.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 7

Apple designer Chris Stringer reveals dozens of iPhone prototypes at trial

During the Apple v. Samsung trial on Tuesday, Apple industrial designer Chris Stringer went over the company's design ethos and revealed a number of prototype iPhone models, some of which he presented in person.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 68

Apple doesn't rely on market research, says marketing chief Phil Schiller

In his brief time on the stand at Tuesday's Apple v. Samsung court proceedings, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller said the company doesn't rely on "typical" market studies to create its products.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 38

Samsung takes excluded evidence to the media, gets reprimanded

Samsung was dressed down in court on Tuesday after the company leaked evidence excluded from the proceedings to media outlets and issued an out-of-court statement saying the exhibits "would have established beyond doubt that Samsung did not copy the iPhone design."

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Apple wins auto-focus speed, exposure metering camera patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple two patents related to the operation of a digital camera, one which helps speed up auto-focus time based on object recognition and another for dynamic exposure metering.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 28

Apple granted patent for predictive text input UI

Apple on Tuesday was granted a U.S. patent for the graphical user interface used in iOS which changes the "hit region" size of a virtual keyboard's buttons based on predictive text data.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 22

HTC withdraws critical patent in ITC case against Apple

HTC on Monday withdrew a critical patent from its International Trade Commission complaint against Apple, bringing its number of asserted claims down to only two allegedly standard-essential patents.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 5

Taiwan university sues Apple over Siri, asserts two speech-recognition patents

In a suit filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas last Friday, the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan claims Apple's implementation of Siri on the iPhone 4S infringes on two speech-recognition patents and seeks a permanent sales ban on offending products as well as damages awards.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 31

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